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Armanino is comprised of seasoned professionals who offer you a wealth of experience and insights across a broad range of industries and services. We work interactively and proactively to ensure our clients achieve their financial goals long-term.

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Lindy leads Armanino’s Cloud Accounting Solutions Practice. She is the Founder & Chair of the Cloud Accounting Institute and has over 25 years of experience in public accounting. She began her career with the audit practice at Deloitte and Touche.

Lindy founded and successfully ran a consulting practice for two decades, implementing both on-premise and cloud accounting systems for over 500 mid-market organizations. In September 2012, Lindy merged AccessTek, a leading Intacct and Microsoft Dynamics GP accounting software provider, with Armanino. After the merger, Lindy transitioned from CEO of AccessTek to Partner with Armanino.

Ms. Antonelli has lead AccessTek and now Armanino as the top Intacct VAR Partner and President’s Club member since the inception of the Intacct VAR Partner channel in late 2010.

As the Founder and Chair of the Cloud Accounting Institute, a clearinghouse of information on software as a service (SaaS) and cloud computing, Lindy is at the forefront of the dynamic Cloud Technology landscape. She has published numerous blogs, whitepapers, and articles in this space.

Lindy speaks in-person across the Country and via the web to many different organizations and associations throughout the year. Most notable are the annual Cloud Accounting Institute survey study results, and the annual Intacct Advantage conference.

Lindy is a graduate of the University of Missouri. She is also member of the California CPA Society, and an AICPA Certified IT Professional.

Q. What is it about accounting and consulting that first drew your interest?

I started my public accounting career as an auditor. I enjoyed the frequent, personal contact I had with clients, as well as learning about many industries ~ at companies of all sizes. I also developed an understanding of how finance departments operate. I especially enjoyed helping my clients solve problems. Later, I got into accounting software and was able to apply my knowledge of improving business processes to deploy accounting solutions that make companies more efficient and competitive.

Q. What can we learn from our past in your business.

Life is short and you have to work hard, have fun and keep clients happy. I strive to work with good people that have the same high standards of business ethics and values that I do.

Q. Make a prediction and describe your vision of the business future.

Massive change is sweeping through the finance organization that can no longer be ignored. The CFO/Controller is more challenged than ever with fewer resources, tighter budgets, greater demands, and increased need for financial visibility. Wholesale migration of On-Premise systems to Software as a Service (SaaS), or Cloud solutions, that readily and effectively solve those challenges, will be the de-facto standard for finance in the future.

Q. Without naming names, tell us about your favorite client and why you enjoyed working with that client.

I’ve been working with the VP Finance and Controller of a fast growing company that went from 65 employees to more than 300 in the span of 1 year. Due to outside demands to deploy a SOX-compliant accounting solution, we rapidly implemented Intacct’s Cloud Financials solution, on time and on budget. In the subsequent 2 years, the fast-growing business closed 2 additional rounds of funding, acquired several competitors, and had one of the hottest IPOs of 2014!

The implementation of Intacct’s Cloud Financials immediately improved the culture of their accounting department by reducing stress and overtime, and empowering their finance team with a tool to improve their productivity and accounting processes. When we started, their monthly close was 45 days. Now it is down to 8 days. The Board gets their reports on a timely basis, with drilldowns and insights into multi-dimensional data to enable optimal decision-making.

Working with this Client has been delightful – to be part of such a huge success story has been great, but to make a difference to the daily work lives of an awesome finance team has been most rewarding!

Q. Describe your workstyle.

I’m very team focused. I’m agile and I know that I can make a decision very rapidly. I trust my own knowledge and instincts and that trust has paid off. That’s not to say that I’ve never made a mistake; I have. However, I’m equally adept at shifting in midstream when an idea doesn’t happen to be working and come up with an alternate solution that does work, sometimes even better than originally planned.

Q. What is your proudest moment?

Personally, it was the birth of my children. In business, I have been most proud of winning the AICPAs “Women to Watch” award in 2010. I was selected because of my leadership and the positive impact and influence my work has had on the accounting and consulting profession.

Beyond the Boardroom

Favorite Vacation

Our annual spring break trip to Sanibel Island in Florida. I’ve been going since my kids were born, and now it’s a splendid ritual for me and my family.

Desert Island Wish List

Proper desert island attire; good food and wine; a live band and an espresso machine - even a stove-top one for a campfire will do!

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Armanino LLP is the largest independent accounting and consulting firm based in California and one of the largest firms in the United States.
Armanino provides an integrated set of audit, tax, consulting and technology solutions to companies in the U.S. and globally. Armanino extends its global services to more than 100 countries through its membership in Moore Stephens International Limited—one of the world's major accounting and consulting membership organizations.

In addition to its core consulting and accounting practices, Armanino operates its division—AMF Media Group (amfmediagroup.com), media and communications services and its affiliate, Intersect Capital (intersectcapitalllc.com), an independent financial planning, wealth and lifestyle management firm.